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- 8 DEC 1986
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INFO ROUTINE ROME
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NATIONALITY: INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS
AT OUR REQUEST, THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF ITALY (MENEGATTI) CALLED ON THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY ON 4 DECEMBER TO RESPOND TO ANY POINTS HE MIGHT HAVE ON THE NOTE WE HAD SENT HIM ON THE BN(0) STATUS
AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT.
2.
MENEGATTI SAID THAT AFTER PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION WITH S FOR S
ON THE NEW EN(0) STATUS SOME SIX MONTHS AGO HE HAD ALREADY RECOMMENDED TO ROME THAT THE BN(0) PASSPORT SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAME ACCEPTANCE AS THE BDTC PASSPORT. HE DID NOT ASK ROME TO
REACT THEN BUT HE WOULD NOW REPEAT THE SAME RECOMMENDATION TO
HIS GOVERNMENT.
3. AS REGARDS VISA-FREE ARRANGEMENTS MENEGATTI WAS OF THE OPINION
THAT THE SAME VISA-FREE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HK BDTC PASSPORTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY TO BN (0) PASSPORTS. HE DID NOT EXPECT REACTION
FROM ROME TO BE NEGATIVE.
4。
MENEGATTI ALSO MADE THE POINT THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF SAMPLES OF THE NEW BN(0) PASSPORTS COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM
SO THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IN ITALY COULD LEARN TO RECOGNIZE
THEM.
WE PROMISED TO LET MENEGATTI HAVE SAMPLE COPIES AS SOON AS
THEY BECAME AVAILABLE.
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